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Senators race Schumer’s clock for passing infrastructure packages
Senators face a massive squeeze for passing the infrastructure packages by the deadlines set by the White House and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)….
Manchin says he’s on board with Democratic-only infrastructure bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Tuesday that he’s supportive of going forward with a larger, Democratic-only infrastructure bill, but that it shouldn’t be linked…
Biden’s infrastructure deal gives no clarity on corporate or individual tax rates
President Biden yesterday announced “we have a deal” on an infrastructure bill, while surrounded by a bipartisan group of senators in the White House driveway….
Lindsey Graham calls Democrats’ dual-track infrastructure plan “extortion”
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Politico Thursday that he will not support the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Biden struck with 10 senators,…
Schumer vows to advance two-pronged infrastructure plan next month
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday night vowed to advance a bipartisan infrastructure plan and Democratic-only bill next month.Schumer spoke to reporters along…
Sanders says no to gas taxes, electric vehicle fees to fund infrastructure deal
The progressive senator signals that dispute over funding for a bipartisan compromise remains major obstacle. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/sanders-says-no-gas-taxes-electric-vehicle-fees-fund-infrastructure-n1271490 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
Senate Democrats weigh $6T infrastructure bill, without GOP
Senate Democrats are weighing spending as much as $6 trillion on their own infrastructure package if the chamber’s bipartisan talks fail, according to two sources…
Cracked bridge over Mississippi River highlights supply chain vulnerabilities
Every barge taken off the shipping route would add about 70 tractor-trailers to the roadways, an expert estimated. But trucks are in short supply. Source:…
Texas Pipeline Bill Criminalizes Water Protectors
Since the 2016 protests at Standing Rock, ND, the fossil fuel industry has been pressuring state legislatures to pass laws criminalizing protests against pipeline construction…
Toronto Residents Face Off Against Google over Waterfront ‘Smart City’
A subsidiary of Google wants to build a ‘Smart City’ on Toronto’s Waterfront. But with billions of dollars in real estate and infrastructure at play,…
Canadian Company Profits from Apartheid Israeli Railway
Jonathan Kuttab discusses the lawsuit against the Canadian company Bombardier, which is building an illegal railway through occupied and confiscated Palestinian land in the West…
Middle Class Loses, Plutocrats Win With Trump’s Tax Cuts
Trump’s “middle class tax cut” is a tax hike. Economist Bill Black says Trump could have been a popular President, if he hadn’t lied about…
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